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Q.2 How many 3-digit even numbers can be formed from the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 if
the digits can be repeated?
 

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Q.3 How many 4-letter code can be formed using the first 10 letters of the English
alphabet, if no letter can be repeated?
 

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Q.4 How many 5-digit telephone numbers can be constructed using the digits 0 to 9
if each number starts with 67 and no digit appears more than once?

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Q.5 A coin is tossed 3 times and the outcomes are recorded. How many possible
outcomes are there?
 

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Q.6 Given 5 flags of different colours, how many different signals can be
generated if each signal requires the use of 2 flags, one below the other?

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Q 7 How many 3-digit numbers can be formed by using the digits 1 to 9 if no digit
is repeated?
 
 
 

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Q 8 How many 4-digit numbers are there with no digit repeated?
 

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Q 9. How many 3-digit even numbers can be made using the digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, if
no digit is repeated?
 

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Q 10. Find the number of 4-digit numbers that can be formed using the digits 1, 2,
3, 4, 5 if no digit is repeated. How many of these will be even?

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Q 11. From a committee of 8 persons, in how many ways can we choose a
chairman and a vice chairman assuming one person can not hold more than one
position?

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Q 12. How many words, with or without meaning, can be formed using all the letters
of the word EQUATION, using each letter exactly once?
 

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Q 13. How many words, with or without meaning can be made from the letters of
the word MONDAY, assuming that no letter is repeated, if.
(i) 4 letters are used at a time,
(ii) all letters are used at a time,
(iii) all letters are used but first letter is a vowel?
 

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Q 14. In how many of the distinct permutations of the letters in MISSISSIPPI do the
four I’s not come together?
 

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Q 15. In how many ways can the letters of the word PERMUTATIONS be arranged
if the
(i) words start with P and end with S,
(ii) vowels are all together,
(iii) there are always 4 letters between P and S?

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Q 16. How many chords can be drawn through 21 points on a circle?
 

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Q 17. In how many ways can a team of 3 boys and 3 girls be selected from 5 boys
and 4 girls?
 

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Q 18. Find the number of ways of selecting 9 balls from 6 red balls, 5 white balls
and 5 blue balls if each selection consists of 3 balls of each colour.
 

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Q 19. Determine the number of 5 card combinations out of a deck of 52 cards if
there is exactly one ace in each combination.
 

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Q 20. In how many ways can one select a cricket team of eleven from 17 players in
which only 5 players can bowl if each cricket team of 11 must include exactly 4
bowlers?
 
 

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Q 21. A bag contains 5 black and 6 red balls. Determine the number of ways in
which 2 black and 3 red balls can be selected.
 

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Q 22. In how many ways can a student choose a programme of 5 courses if 9
courses are available and 2 specific courses are compulsory for every student?
 

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Q 23. How many words, with or without meaning, each of 2 vowels and 3
consonants can be formed from the letters of the word DAUGHTER?
 

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• Q 24. How many words, with or without meaning, can be formed using all the
letters of the word EQUATION at a time so that the vowels and consonants occur
together?
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• Q 25. A committee of 7 has to be formed from 9 boys and 4 girls. In how many
ways can this be done when the committee consists of: (i) exactly 3 girls ? (ii)
atleast 3 girls ? (iii) atmost 3 girls ?
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Q 26. If the different permutations of all the letter of the word EXAMINATION are
listed as in a dictionary, how many words are there in this list before the first word
starting with E?
 

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Q 27. How many 6-digit numbers can be formed from the digits 0, 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9
which are divisible by 10 and no digit is repeated?

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Q 28. The English alphabet has 5 vowels and 21 consonants. How many words
with two different vowels and 2 different consonants can be formed from the
alphabet?

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Q 29. In an examination, a question paper consists of 12 questions divided into
two parts i.e., Part I and Part II, containing 5 and 7 questions, respectively. A
student is required to attempt 8 questions in all, selecting at least 3 from each part.
In how many ways can a student select the questions?
 

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Q 30. Determine the number of 5-card combinations out of a deck of 52 cards if
each selection of 5 cards has exactly one king.
 

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Q 31. It is required to seat 5 men and 4 women in a row so that the women occupy
the even places. How many such arrangements are possible?
 

 
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Q 32. From a class of 25 students, 10 are to be chosen for an excursion party.
There are 3 students who decide that either all of them will join or none of them will
join. In how many ways can the excursion party be chosen?
 

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Q 33. In how many ways can the letters of the word ASSASSINATION be
arranged so that all the S’s are together?
 

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Q 34. How many numbers between 400 and 1000 can be made with the digits
2,3,4,5,6 and 0 ?
a)60 b)70 c)40 d) 120
 

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Q 35. How many even numbers of four digits can be formed with the digits
0,1,2,3,4 ,5 and 6; no digit being used more than once?
a) 300 b) 140 c) 120 d) 420
 

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Q 36. How many number of four digits greater than 2300 can be formed with
the digits 0,1,2,3,4,5 and 6: no digit being repeated in any number?
a) 480 b) 560 c) 660 d) 580
 

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Q 37. In how many ways 3 prizes can be given away to 7 boys when each boy
is eligible for any of the prizes.
a) 243 b) 343 c) 433 d) 2187
 

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Q 38. A telegraph has 5 arms and each arm is capable of 4 distinct positions,
including the position of rest. What is the total number of signals that can be
made?
a) 1023 b) 1024 c) 3124 d) 3125
 

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Q 39. How many numbers greater than 1000 but not greater than 4000 can be
formed with the digits 0,1, 2, 3,4 repetition of digits being allowed.
a) 357 b) 375 c) 135 d) None of these

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Q 40. In how many ways can 8 I.A. and 6 [Link]. students be seated in a row so
that no two of the I. Sc. Students may sit together?
a) b) c) d) None of these

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Q 41. In a class of 12 students, there are 4 girls. In how many different ways
can they be arranged in a row such that no two of the three girls are
consecutive?
a) b) c) d)

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Q 42. In how many ways can 12 examination papers be arranged so that the
best and the worst papers never come together.
a)10 *11 b) 12* 11 c) 10*12 d)10 *11

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Q 43. There are 3 boys and 2 girls. In how many ways can they be seated in a
row so that all the three boys do not sit together.
a) 72 b)42 c)172 d)190
 

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Q 44. In how many ways 3 boys and 3 girls can be seated in a row so that boys
and girls are alternate?
a) 9 b)36 c)72 d)Data indadequate

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Q 45. In how many ways 10 boys and 9 girls can be seated in a row so that
boys and girls are alternate?

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Q 46. Find the number of ways in which 7 different beads can be arranged to
form a necklace.
a) b) c) d) None of these

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Q 47. In how many ways can the letters of the word ‘civilization’ be
rearranged?
a) b) – 1 c) - 1 d) None of these
 

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Q 48. In how many ways can the letter of the word ‘Director’ be arranged so
that the three vowels are never together?
a) 1800 b) 18000 c) 16000 d) 1600
 

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Q 49. How many different letter arrangements can be made from the letters of
the word RECOVER?
a)1210 b)5040 c)1260 d)1200
 

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Q 50. Find the no. of triangles formed by joining the vertices of a polygon of 12
sides.
a) 120 b) 220 c)150 d) 200
 

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Q 51. Find the no. of diagonals of a hexagon.
a) 9 b)18 c)12 d)15
 

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Q 52. There are 4 members in a delegation which is to be sent abroad. The
total no. of members is 8. In how many ways can the selection be made so
that a particular member is always (i)Included (ii) excluded?
a) 35, 35 b)35, 40 c)36, 32 d) None of these
 

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Q 53. In an examination a minimum is to be secured in each of 3 subjects for a
pass. In how many ways can a student fail?
a)8 b)9 c)7 d) Data inadequate
 

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Q 54. In an examination a minimum is to be secured in each of 6 subjects for a
pass. In how many ways can a student fail?
a)65 b) 63 c)64 d)Can’t be determined
 

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Q 55. There are 7 questions in a question paper . In how many ways can a
student solve one or more questions?
a) 128 b)63 c)129 d)127
 

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Q 56. From 5 officers and 7 jawans in how many ways can 4 be chosen to
include exactly 2 officers?
a) 210 b)120 c)200 d)105
 

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Q 57. From 6 officers and 10 jawans in how many ways can 5 be chosen to
include exactly 1 officer?
a) 1290 b)1160 c)1260 d)None of these
 

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Q 58. From 8 officers and 12 jawans in how many ways can 7 be chosen to
include exactly 3 officers ?
a) 27720 b)27270 c)26620 d)None of these

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Q 59. In how many ways 12 different things can be divided in three sets each
having 4 things.
a) b) c) d)

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Q 60. In how many ways 15 different things can be divided equally among 5
persons?
a) b) c) d)

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Q 61. In how many ways 18 different things can be divided equally among 6
persons?
a) b) c) d)

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Q 62. In how many ways 20 different things can be divided equally among 4
persons?
a) b) c) d) None of these

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Q 63. 4 students appear in an examination. In how many ways can the result
be announced?
a)15 b)16 c)17 d)None of these
 

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Q 64. 7 students appear in an examination. In how many ways can the result
be announced?
a) 126 b)127 c)129 d)128
 

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Q 65. 4 matches are to be played in a chess tournament. In how many ways
can their results be decided?
a)81 b)16 c)27 d)64
 

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Q 66. 5 matches are to be played in a chess tournament. In how many ways
can their results be decided?
a)343 b)243 c)128 d)None of these
 

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Q 67. From 4 officers and 8 jawans in how many ways can be 6 chosen to
include at least one officer.
a)896 b)986 c)886 d)996
 

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Q 68. In how many ways can 10 examination papers be arranged so that the
best and the worst papers never come together.
a)9 b)8 c)8 d)8

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